BJP workers across India to visit khadi stores from October 2 to 7: J.P. Nadda
The Hindu
The BJP president said higher use of khadi helps strengthen gram swaraj and makes India self-reliant.
BJP president JP Nadda on Saturday said that party workers across the country will visit khadi stores from October 2 to 7 and purchase locally made products to promote its use.
To mark Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary, Mr. Nadda visited a Khadi store in the national capital and purchased khadi products from there. The BJP leader said that to build the India of Gandhi's dreams, the Modi government is focusing on gram swaraj, cleanliness and on making the country self-reliant.
He said that under the Modi government, as many as 11 crore toilets were built which empowered women. Similarly, Mr. Nadda said, the use of khadi increased by 188% after 2014, while its production jumped by 101% and sales by 129%.
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